Bert van Marwijk, who led his native Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final, will coach Australia at this year's tournament in Russia, Football Federation Australia (FFA) said on Thursday.
The 65-year-old most recently guided Saudi Arabia to World Cup qualification for the first time since 2006 and has coached club sides Feyenoord, Borussia Dortmund and SV Hamburg in addition to his four-year spell as Netherlands boss. He fell out with the Saudis after qualification and replaces Ange Postecoglou, who took Australia to their 2015 Asian Cup triumph but stood down for personal reasons after seeing the Socceroos through two olayoffs to qualify for Russia.
"This is a great result for Australian soccer, Bert van Marwijk is world class," FFA chief Stephen Lowy said in a statement.
"He took the Netherlands to the World Cup final in 2010, he led the Saudi Arabian team to qualify directly for this year's Finals and most importantly, he knows a lot about our team closely as an opposition manager in the same group. "These experiences make him a compelling choice."
Reuters/Sydney
The 65-year-old most recently guided Saudi Arabia to World Cup qualification for the first time since 2006 and has coached club sides Feyenoord, Borussia Dortmund and SV Hamburg in addition to his four-year spell as Netherlands boss. He fell out with the Saudis after qualification and replaces Ange Postecoglou, who took Australia to their 2015 Asian Cup triumph but stood down for personal reasons after seeing the Socceroos through two olayoffs to qualify for Russia.
"This is a great result for Australian soccer, Bert van Marwijk is world class," FFA chief Stephen Lowy said in a statement.
"He took the Netherlands to the World Cup final in 2010, he led the Saudi Arabian team to qualify directly for this year's Finals and most importantly, he knows a lot about our team closely as an opposition manager in the same group. "These experiences make him a compelling choice."
Reuters/Sydney
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar